Amazing Amazon
For the longest time ever, I've not 'dared' to actually do an online purchase, as I was most distrustful of the credit card security and all. This has extended to Internet banking. Although I have ventured into Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com and was pretty impressed by the plethora of goods they sell, I have never really quite felt comfortable making an online purchase, or any online transaction for that matter. That was, until last night.....
This past weekend, I was trawling the major bookstores trying to find the 4th book in a series of fantasy fiction I've grown to be a fan of. This was inspired, in no small part, to the fact that I know the 4th book will be out sometime this month, and also due to this 30% discount voucher that was splashed in the papers for Borders. So I went a book-hunting at Kinokuniya and Borders on a wet and squelchy Saturday evening. The book I wanted was not in yet, and both bookstores do not have a reservation policy. Earlier in the afternoon, I had surfed the Net and know for a fact that the 'Noble Dead' series I wanted is already available. You can imagine how disappointed I was when I was told the book's not in yet and no reservations are entertained. Hence, I consoled myself by getting 2 other books. So was happily ploughing through the books and realised then that I'd set myself up, in a way. Not only was I searching for the 4th book in the 'Noble Dead' series by J.C. and Barb Hendee, I realised I was also drawn by this other book that was the second book by Andrew Fox. So now, I had to get the first book as well.
Decided to trawl Amazon.com to see if I could get both books, and lo and behold, Amazon.com carried both of them. There and then, I decided I'll make an online purchase for the 2 books...so set up my account and all, and was preparing to wait for a while. This afternoon, while at work, I received an e-mail from Amazon.com updating the status of the book, and it'd been shipped. This means I might possibly get it before Chinese New Year....YESSS!!! Was planning to use the break (since I left it too late to buy an air ticket to go travelling) to catch up on my reading, so it all falls into place nicely.
This past weekend, I was trawling the major bookstores trying to find the 4th book in a series of fantasy fiction I've grown to be a fan of. This was inspired, in no small part, to the fact that I know the 4th book will be out sometime this month, and also due to this 30% discount voucher that was splashed in the papers for Borders. So I went a book-hunting at Kinokuniya and Borders on a wet and squelchy Saturday evening. The book I wanted was not in yet, and both bookstores do not have a reservation policy. Earlier in the afternoon, I had surfed the Net and know for a fact that the 'Noble Dead' series I wanted is already available. You can imagine how disappointed I was when I was told the book's not in yet and no reservations are entertained. Hence, I consoled myself by getting 2 other books. So was happily ploughing through the books and realised then that I'd set myself up, in a way. Not only was I searching for the 4th book in the 'Noble Dead' series by J.C. and Barb Hendee, I realised I was also drawn by this other book that was the second book by Andrew Fox. So now, I had to get the first book as well.
Decided to trawl Amazon.com to see if I could get both books, and lo and behold, Amazon.com carried both of them. There and then, I decided I'll make an online purchase for the 2 books...so set up my account and all, and was preparing to wait for a while. This afternoon, while at work, I received an e-mail from Amazon.com updating the status of the book, and it'd been shipped. This means I might possibly get it before Chinese New Year....YESSS!!! Was planning to use the break (since I left it too late to buy an air ticket to go travelling) to catch up on my reading, so it all falls into place nicely.
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